Human Rights Campaign Weekly Message for March 27, 2009
March 27, 2009
Good afternoon, It’s officially spring, and mirroring the refreshing change in weather, this week brought the LGBT community some of the most exciting and invigorating victories we’ve seen yet.
Continue Reading ►Kentucky adoption ban bill dies in state legislature
March 27, 2009
HRC learned today that Senate Bill 68, a bill that would prohibit adoption or foster parenting by any person “cohabiting with a sexual partner outside of a marriage that is valid in Kentucky,” has died in the Kentucky legislature.
Continue Reading ►Pew Poll: Majority favor allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military
March 27, 2009
The Pew Research Center released new poll numbers this week from a survey conducted March 9-12 among 1,308 adults that found 59% of Americans favor allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces, while 32% are opposed.
Continue Reading ►Family Leave Insurance Act reintroduced in U.S. House
March 27, 2009
The Family Leave Insurance Act, legislation to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to provide paid leave for all workers to care for their families, was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday by Congressman Pete Stark (D-CA).
Continue Reading ►Black ministers discuss homophobia in black churches at Howard University School of Divinity forum
March 27, 2009
It was a lively discussion today at the Howard University School of Divinity in Northeast Washington,DC where a panel of fair-minded black ministers gathered to discuss the hot topic of homophobia in black churches.
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